Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy

[Dulcinea]

WASHINGTON (AP) — By most accounts, Speaker Mike Johnson inherited a House Republican majority in disarray after the sudden ouster of his predecessor last month.

But as Johnson, R-La., tries to rebuild that slim majority, he’s fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was unable to tame. That’s disrupting the party’s agenda, shelving priorities and leaving gnawing questions about any leader’s ability to govern.

Capitol Hill devolved into fresh scenes of political chaos this past week as tensions soared. A Republican senator challenged a Teamsters union boss to a brawl, one of several outbursts involving lawmakers, and the untested new speaker was forced to abandon his own party’s schedule and send everyone home early for Thanksgiving.

https://apnews.com/article/house-republicans-speaker-johnson-government-shutdown-afb4c4602375383a7dc1c649eeb4e5aa

[no_hypocrisy]

1. And the definition of insanity is . . . .

[Magoo48]

2. The Clowns of the Apocalypse still dancing lethally around the fireside of their ignorance and madness.

[WhiteTara]

8. poetically put

thanks for the poetry in the sad state of our affairs.

[Magoo48]

9. My Pleasure.

[getagrip_already]

3. And yet, the answer stares him plainly in the face...

Abandon the loons, craft bipartisan bills, and you know, actually govern.

As surprising as it sounds, the dems will negotiate in good faith as long as your demands are reasonable.

[Ray Bruns]

4. And somewhere in the capital, Kevin McCarthy is laughing his ass off.

[LiberalFighter]

10. McCarthy should resign now.

[live love laugh]

5. How many acts are in this performance?

[Ford_Prefect]

6. Pass the dressing, this lettuce head is getting shredded.

[BlueIdaho]

7. Republicans don't know how to govern.

Once they decided they wanted to stoke their pet conspiracies - they were finished with passing bills and working for the greater good.